Latest in Criminal Justice & Rule of Law
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Toward a New Era for Federal and State Oversight of Local Police
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will use federal grants to regulate police departments. Will this be enough to undo a century of policies and practices that have shielded local police from state... -
Lawfare Live: Combating Sexual Assault in the Military
Join us for a discussion about the most ambitious legislative effort to date for combating the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. -
Congress Demands Accountability for Service Members
Here is background and analysis on the most ambitious legislative effort to date for combating the prevalence of sexual assault in the military. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Rashawn Ray on a Year of Police Reform
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Al-Hela v. Biden and Due Process at Guantanamo
The whole D.C. Circuit is set to rehear a case that could decisively determine whether foreign aliens held at Guantanamo Bay have constitutional due process rights. -
A Political Compromise on Qualified Immunity
In its effort to address qualified immunity, Congress should distinguish between civil actions that seek to encourage agency reform and civil actions that serve to punish wrongdoers who engage in extreme... -
It’s Time to Surge Resources Into Prosecuting Ransomware Gangs
The Justice Department needs a “troop surge” of cyber prosecutors and agents to conduct long-term, proactive investigations into ransomware gangs and the organizations that enable them. -
What’s in the Jan. 6 Commission Bill?
The bipartisan compromise the House will consider on Wednesday could support a serious investigation. It could also produce deadlock and grandstanding. Everything will depend on the commission’s composit... -
Here’s a More Important Reform Than Ending Qualified Immunity
It's time to apply vicarious liability to local governments whose police officers violate the civil rights of residents. The change would be a more important reform for Section 1983 litigation than getti... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Garland and Mayorkas on Domestic Violent Extremism with No Bull
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Livestream: Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing on Domestic Violent Extremism
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The Justice Department Shouldn’t Open the Pandora’s Box of Seditious Conspiracy
The Justice Department’s pursuit of criminal charges against the perpetrators of the Jan. 6 mob invasion of the Capitol is gathering steam, but it should resist using the seditious conspiracy statute.


